[vsnet-grb 133408] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 03 Oct 10 00:54:29 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   235.561d {+15h 42m 15s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +18.569d {+18d 34' 09"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 256.224d
SLEW_TIME:       3300.00 SOD {00:55:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15472 TJD;   276 DOY;   10/10/03
OBS_TIME:        1200.00 [sec]   (=20.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SWIFT J1542.3+1834 
TGT_NUM:         40982,   Seg_Num: 3
MERIT:           50.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=426=0x1AA
SUN_POSTN:       188.93d {+12h 35m 43s}   -3.85d {-03d 50' 52"}
SUN_DIST:         51.19 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.1 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      125.62d {+08h 22m 28s}  +16.94d {+16d 56' 25"}
MOON_DIST:       102.62 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      30 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       29.88, 49.93 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      227.77, 37.10 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice to a preplanned target.  
COMMENTS:        Note that preplanned targets are overriden by any new BAT Automated Target.  
COMMENTS:        Note that preplanned targets are overriden by any TOO Target if the TOO has a higher Merit Value.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 168.74,0.93 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.81) 7.90 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.